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Title
Apply health and safety practices in a distribution facility
Level
3
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of health and safety requirements; maintain health
and safety; demonstrate knowledge of fire control procedures;
and comply with safety requirements for handling and storing
hazardous substances in a distribution facility.
Classification
Retail, Distribution, and Sales > Distribution
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must comply with the
requirements of the following: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992,
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, and their subsequent
amendments.
2
Definitions
Distribution facility refers to a workplace where the primary focus is on storage and
distribution of stock.
Organisational procedures refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
which are formally documented, or generally accepted within the workplace.
This unit standard is
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
3
Information relevant for this unit can be accessed through www.osh.govt.nz and
www.hsno.govt.nz.
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety requirements in a distribution facility.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act are identified and
described in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
1.2
may include but are not limited to – emergency procedures,
hazard identification and management, first aid, plant isolation.
Emergency procedures are outlined in accordance with organisational
procedures.
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Range
1.3
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may include but are not limited to – earthquake, volcano, flood,
slip, fire, chemical spillage, gas, explosion, noise, dust, confined
space, bomb threat, height, accident, injury, death.
Evacuation and assembly procedures are explained in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Outcome 2
Maintain health and safety in a distribution facility.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Housekeeping is maintained in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – cleanliness, freedom from
damage, correct placement, correct packaging, clear labelling,
special requirements met.
2.2
Protective clothing suitable for the task is selected and worn.
2.3
Hazardous situations in own working areas are identified, reported and action is
taken to eliminate, isolate, or minimise the hazards in accordance with
organisational procedures and legislative requirements.
Range
2.4
may include but are not limited to – lifting, noise, dust, fumes,
spillages, ventilation, lighting, confined spaces, stacking,
machinery.
Equipment is maintained in working order and malfunctions and damage are
reported and rectified in accordance with organisational procedures.
This unit standard is
Demonstrate knowledge of fire control
procedures in a distribution facility.
expiring
Outcome 3
Evidence requirements
3.1
Possible flammable materials are identified.
Range
may include but are not limited to – wood, paper, textiles,
flammable liquids, combustible solids, gases, grease, live
electrical equipment, dangerous goods area.
3.2
Fire extinguishers suitable for different types of fire are identified and located.
3.3
Use of fire extinguishers is explained according to manufacturer's operating
instructions.
Outcome 4
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Comply with safety requirements for handling and storing hazardous substances in a
distribution facility.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Properties of hazardous substances are identified.
Range
4.2
identification and characteristics of substances that are explosive,
flammable, oxidizers, corrosive, toxic, ecotoxic, spontaneously
combustible.
Procedures for handling and storing hazardous substances are described in
accordance with organisational procedures and legislative requirements.
one example of each of – segregation, separation, access for fire
crews and equipment.
Range
4.3
Any hazardous substances in workplace are handled and stored in accordance
with organisational procedures and legislative requirements.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
17 June 1993
31 December 2016
Review
2
29 July 2002
31 December 2016
Review
3
20 November 2006
31 December 2016
This unit standard is
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0225
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
expiring
Review
4
16 April 2015
31 December 2017
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
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to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is
expiring
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